Plausibly Exogenous [722] - Crime Enforcement (01/10/2022)

LHS Variable
Criminal activities

RHS Variable
Crime enforcement

Source of Exogenous Variation
Mass layoff of the Oregon State Police due to budget cuts in which 35% of roadway troopers were laid off

- DeAngelo and Hansen (2014), “Life and Death in the Fast Lane: Police Enforcement and Traffic Fatalities”